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Photo Credit: WFP/Amadou Baraze
In Numbers
WFP Country Name
WFP
Nigeria
Situation
Report #xxx
Situation Report #10
DD Month
YYYY;
e.g. 02 September 2015
16-31
March
2017
Highlights
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During March, across Borno and Yobe States, 1.2 million
beneficiaries - most of them internally displaced, in
camps or in host communities – benefitted from WFP
food assistance.
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In April, WFP will be targeting over 1.3 million people,
expanding its food assistance to Adamawa State in line
with the findings of the March Cadre Harmonisé.
5.2 m between June and August
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(Phases 3, 4 & 5, preliminary results – Cadre Harmonisé,
March 2017)
For the critical implementation and expansion of the
project, WFP has established partnerships with 15 local
and international humanitarian organisations.
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Food pipeline breaks continue to constrain the scale-up
of WFP response.
People assisted as of 31 March 2017
 There are conflict-impacted areas that remain
1.9 m people displaced, of which 1.5 million
in Borno and 0.11 million in Yobe States
(IOM Displacement Tracking Matrix, January 2017)
4.7 m people food insecure in Borno,
Adamawa and Yobe States and projected to
increase to
2017
 Cash Based Transfers: 246,800
 Supplementary Nutritious Food: 374,600
 Food Distributions: 937,000
Figures are not to be added to avoid double counting.
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inaccessible, with growing concern for the plight of
those trapped in these hard to reach places. The March
2017 Cadre Harmonisé (CH) analysis reported pockets
of people in Borno and Adamawa States experiencing
extreme food insecurity (around 44,000 individuals).
On 31 March WFP conducted a security assessment to
Mishika and Magadali LGAs in Adamawa State, while a
vulnerability and targeting assessment will be
conducted in the first week of April, potentially leading
to programmatic activities.
In Northeast Nigeria, a region already suffering from
chronic poverty, communities have been acting as the
first line of humanitarian response and are hosting
Internally Displaced People (IDPs). An Emergency Food
Security Assessment conducted by WFP and its partners
(including the Government, FEWSNet, FAO) showed
that 27% of host communities have hosted IDPs in the
past three months.
The three most-affected states are predominantly
agricultural, and insecurity has prevented farmers from
accessing their fields, resulting in poor harvests. As a
result, the annual lean season is expected to start early
in May, instead of July. By not having safe access to
land and with their depleted purchasing power and
household stocks, IDPs, returnees and vulnerable host
communities are likely to remain severely food insecure
until October 2017.
Situation Update
WFP response
 The conflict in Northeast Nigeria continues to contribute  Due the multidimensional nature of the crisis, WFP has
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to large-scale population displacement (1.9 million
people displaced), limit market activity and restrict
normal livelihoods.
The prolonged humanitarian crisis has had a
devastating impact on food and nutrition security in the
region leading to famine-like conditions in some areas.
The security situation remains fragile and unpredictable
and is a significant impediment to humanitarian access.
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adopted an agile response, using the most appropriate
and context-specific transfer modalities and delivery
mechanisms to address the needs.
WFP uses either food- or cash-based transfers to
support displaced people living in camps or with host
communities, as well as vulnerable host populations.
Through blanket supplementary feeding (BSF), WFP
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has been providing specialised nutritional food
assistance to children 6 to 59 months. Since the
beginning of March, WFP has been also targeting
pregnant and nursing women both in Borno and Yobe
States to address their increased nutrient needs as
well as support integration with key primary health
care services.
WFP-UNICEF’s Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM),
which includes extensive use of helicopters and the
pooling of logistics and telecommunications resources
across the humanitarian community, is used to deliver
assistance in insecure, difficult to access Local
Government Areas (LGAs).
For four consecutive months, over 1 million have been
assisted in Borno and Yobe States by WFP. During
each month. WFP scaled up operations as part of the
joint efforts with humanitarian partners and the
Government.
WFP has increased its footprint through 15
partnerships with national and international NGOs and
through the adoption of an agile response, using the
most appropriate and context-specific transfer
modalities and delivery mechanisms - a combined inkind and cash transfers response to address the needs.
During the lean season (anticipated to be May October 2017), increased livelihoods support will be
implemented through an integrated two-fold approach
with FAO and partners. The joint approach combines
food assistance with support to smallholder agriculture
production.
Food and Nutrition Assistance
 In March, across Borno and Yobe States, WFP reached
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1.2 million people, out of which 937,000 beneficiaries most of them internally displaced, in camps or in host
communities – benefited from food distributions.
In areas with functioning markets 246,800 people
were assisted with cash or vouchers.
Nutritious food has also been distributed to 374,600
children aged 6 to 59 months.
The number of people assisted in March increased by
10 percent compared to January and February 2017
with more people receiving full entitlements compared
to previous months.
Cash based transfers reached USD 4.1m
disbursements for 240,800 beneficiaries while evouchers were distributed to around 6,000 people, this
is a 50 percent increase compared to February.
Limited or a lack of humanitarian access to affected
populations continues to be a key impediment
hampering operations. Due to challenges related to
security restrictions, some planned locations
with100,000 estimated beneficiaries could not be
reached, Magumeri, Gubio, Damboa LGAs and Bolori
community of Maiduguri LGA. This makes the second
month that food assistance could not be delivered to
Magumeri and Gubio LGAs due to insecurity.
In April, WFP will be targeting over 1.3 million people,
expanding its food assistance to Adamawa State,
focusing on Mishika and Magadali LGAs in line with the
findings of the March Cadre Harmonisé.
Continued financial support is needed on an urgent
basis to respond to the humanitarian crisis in
Northeast Nigeria.
Supply Chain
 In March, WFP dispatched a record 17,900 mt of food
WFP Nigeria Situation Report #10
16-31 March 2017
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commodities, 10 percent more than what was achieved
in February and 50 percent more compared to
January.
The recently established logistics hub in Kano has been
receiving food as of 31 March. The hub will provide a
decongestion and aggregation point for the regional
prepositioning of goods over the next months,
especially considering the advanced-onset lean season,
which necessitates rapid replenishment of stocks.
Sectors and Common Services
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Food Security Sector
In preparation for the upcoming lean season,
projected to commence earlier this year, sector
partners have been sharing their planned activities
to better coordinate and harmonise food and
livelihood assistance in the coming months.
Logistics Sector
The Logistics Sector, currently supporting 45
humanitarian organizations, is responsible for logistics
coordination and information management,
augmentation of storage capacities in Borno State and
coordination of cargo movements for the humanitarian
community. Since November 2016, the Logistics
Sector has facilitated 1,695 truck movements carrying
relief cargo on behalf of 11 organisations.
Emergency Telecommunications Sector (ETS)
The ETS continues to provide internet services to
humanitarians at the International Humanitarian
Partnership (IHP) base camp in Maiduguri, and plans
to support hubs as they open.
The ETS has received contributions from the Swedish
International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
and the German Federal Foreign Office.
UN Humanitarian Air Service
As planned, the international airport in Abuja closed on
8 March for a period of 6 weeks in order to conduct
urgently required repairs. UNHAS transferred its
operations to Kaduna and continues to serve Yola and
Maiduguri regularly.
WFP Nigeria Resourcing Situation
Project
Requirements
in 2017
6-month net
Shortfall
funding
(percent)**
requirements**
EMOP
200777
USD 447 million*
USD 232 million
94%
USD 19.3 million
USD 1.3 million
13%
USD 9.1 million
USD 1.7 million
37%
(Jan 2015-Dec
2017)
SO 200834
(Aug 2015-Dec
2017)
SO 201032
(Nov 2016-Dec
2017)
* Estimated annual requirements
**April - September 2017
Donors
United Kingdom, United States of America, European
Commission, UN CERF, Germany, Norway, Canada, Australia,
Ireland, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, Japan and Private
Donors.
Contacts
Ron Sibanda, Country Director
Chiara Argenti, IM Officer [email protected]
Mishisalla Beyene, IM Officer [email protected]
For further information, visit WFP Nigeria webpage on
http://www.wfp.org/countries/nigeria
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